Ry Cooder
Sound
Born 1947-03-15
Los Angeles, California, USA
49 credits
Grammy Awards 1
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist 1
Awards
Won 1 Grammy Award
Grammy Awards 1 won
- — Grammy Awards Won
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist 1 won
- 2007 Instrumentalist Won
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Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American prominent guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder's solo work has been an eclectic mix, taking in dust bowl folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and much else. He has collaborated with many important musicians, including The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Earl Hines, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart, The Chieftains, John Lee Hooker, Pops, Mavis Staples, Gabby Pahinui, Flaco Jiménez, Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club), Freddy Fender and Ali Farka Touré. He formed the Little Village supergroup with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt, and Jim Keltner.
Cooder was ranked 8th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at #32.
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Filmography
Other credits
27 credits
Tales from the Crypt
Rockpalast
Paris, Texas
Tall Tales & Legends
Crossroads
Last Man Standing
Streets of Fire
Primary Colors
Johnny Handsome
The Long Riders
Brewster's Millions
Geronimo: An American Legend
My Blueberry Nights
The Border
Southern Comfort
Trespass
The End of Violence
Amoramar
Blue City
Witzleben
Alamo Bay
Annie Oakley
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Texas, Osijek
Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Acting
25 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Austin City Limits
Dead Man Walking
Crossroads
The Long Riders
Extreme Prejudice
Southern Comfort
Blue Collar
Talking Guitars
Buena Vista Social Club
The People Speak
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Wim Wenders, Desperado
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
Ry Cooder & David Lindley: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story
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Writing
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